Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Liechtenstein

Rural population share in Liechtenstein in 2025 — 85.4%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.8 pp.

2025 85.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 217
Period maximum 85.6%2011
Period minimum 79.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Liechtenstein, 1960–2025788082848619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 79.6%1962: 79.7%1964: 80.1%1966: 80.7%1968: 81.3%1970: 81.6%1972: 81.7%1974: 81.7%1976: 81.7%1978: 81.7%1980: 81.7%1982: 81.8%1984: 82.1%1986: 82.4%1988: 82.8%1990: 83.1%1992: 83.3%1994: 83.4%1996: 83.8%1998: 84.5%2000: 85%2002: 85.2%2004: 85.3%2006: 85.5%2008: 85.5%2010: 85.6%2012: 85.6%2014: 85.6%2016: 85.5%2018: 85.4%2020: 85.3%2022: 85.3%2024: 85.3%2025: 85.4%
Change over the period: +5.8 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein 85.4%
World 42.2%
Western Europe computed 17.8%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Liechtenstein, by year Liechtenstein All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 85.4 +0 pp
2024 85.3 +0 pp
2023 85.3 +0 pp
2022 85.3 +0 pp
2021 85.3 −0 pp
2020 85.3 −0.1 pp
2019 85.4 −0.1 pp
2018 85.4 −0 pp
2017 85.5 −0 pp
2016 85.5 −0 pp
2015 85.5 −0 pp
2014 85.6 −0 pp
2013 85.6 −0 pp
2012 85.6 −0 pp
2011 85.6 +0 pp
2010 85.6 +0 pp
2009 85.6 +0 pp
2008 85.5 +0 pp
2007 85.5 +0 pp
2006 85.5 +0.1 pp
2005 85.4 +0.1 pp
2004 85.3 +0.1 pp
2003 85.3 +0.1 pp
2002 85.2 +0.1 pp
2001 85.1 +0.1 pp
2000 85 +0.2 pp
1999 84.8 +0.3 pp
1998 84.5 +0.4 pp
1997 84.1 +0.3 pp
1996 83.8 +0.2 pp
1995 83.6 +0.1 pp
1994 83.4 +0.1 pp
1993 83.3 +0.1 pp
1992 83.3 +0.1 pp
1991 83.2 +0.1 pp
1990 83.1 +0.1 pp
1989 82.9 +0.2 pp
1988 82.8 +0.2 pp
1987 82.6 +0.2 pp
1986 82.4 +0.2 pp
1985 82.2 +0.2 pp
1984 82.1 +0.1 pp
1983 81.9 +0.1 pp
1982 81.8 +0.1 pp
1981 81.7 +0 pp
1980 81.7 +0 pp
1979 81.7 +0 pp
1978 81.7 +0 pp
1977 81.7 +0 pp
1976 81.7 +0 pp
1975 81.7 +0 pp
1974 81.7 +0 pp
1973 81.7 +0 pp
1972 81.7 +0 pp
1971 81.6 +0 pp
1970 81.6 +0.1 pp
1969 81.5 +0.2 pp
1968 81.3 +0.3 pp
1967 81 +0.3 pp
1966 80.7 +0.3 pp
1965 80.4 +0.3 pp
1964 80.1 +0.3 pp
1963 79.9 +0.2 pp
1962 79.7 +0.1 pp
1961 79.6 +0 pp
1960 79.6

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.